scholarly journals Interplanetary magnetic field and its possible effects on the mid-latitude ionosphere III

1996 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Tulunay
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Solar Cycle ◽  
Interplanetary Magnetic Field ◽  
Seasonal Effects ◽  
Ionospheric Variability ◽  
Winter Anomaly ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Imf

Using critical frequencies, f0F2 from the Lannion, Slough, Poitiers, Garchy, Dourbes, Rome, Juliusrud, Gibilmanna, Pruhonice, Uppsala, Kaliningrad, Miedzeszyn, Sofia, Athens and Kiev ionosonde stations, the possible effects of the orientation of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) on mid-latitude ionosphere are further investigated. This time, only the southward polarity changes in IMF Bz with seasonal effects were considered. The same method of analysis was employed to facilitate a comparison between the recent results presented here with those which appeared in the preceding papers in the series. That is, the regular diurnal, seasonal and solar cycle variations in the f0F2 data were removed by subtracting the mean of the f0F2 for the same UT on all magnetically quite days (Ap < 6) within 15 days around the IMF Bz turnings (Tulunay, 1994). This last paper also includes the seasonal effects on the ionospheric data. The results confirm that much of the day-to-day variability of the mid-latitude ionosphere may be related to the orientation of the southward IMF Bz , characterized by the ionospheric winter anomaly. Day-to-day ionospheric variability becomes more significant towards higher latitudes.

scholarly journals Interplanetary magnetic field and its possible effects on the mid-latitude ionosphere II

1994 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Tulunay
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Solar Cycle ◽  
Interplanetary Magnetic Field ◽  
Sector Structure ◽  
Quiet Time ◽  
Time Value ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Imf

Using criticaI frequencies, f0F2 from the Uppsala, Lannion and Dourbes ionosonde stations, the possible effects of the orientation of the IMF on mid-latitude ionosphere are further investigated. For this purpose, the regular diurnal, seasonal and solar cycle variations in the f0F2 data were removed by subtracting the mean of f0F2 for the same UT on all the magnetically quiet days (Ap< 6) within 15 days around the IMF Bz turnings. This yields the deviation from the average quiet-time value ?f0F2. The data are sorted according to the polarity of the IMF Bz and the effects of the southward turnings are discussed. Hapgood et al. (1991), Tulunay et al. (1991), Tulunay and Rahman (1992) investigated the possible effects of the IMF on mid-latitude ionosphere by employing the Slough and Argentine Islands f0F2 data. In order to facilitate a comparison the same method of analysis is being adopted again. However, in the present work the southward polarity changes in IMF Bz with no consideration of the IMF sector structure were considered only.

scholarly journals Study of Geomagnetic Storms, Interplanetary Magnetic Field and Solar Wind

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandrasekhar Bhoj ◽  
Lalan Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Solar Wind ◽  
Solar Cycle ◽  
Interplanetary Magnetic Field ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Geomagnetic Storms ◽  
Solar Cycle 24 ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
Cycle 24 ◽  
The Imf

The aim of this paper is to investigate the association of the geomagnetic storms with the IMF for solar cycle 24. Result of the present analysis shows that IMF is geoeffective parameter but its impact varies in accordance with different time periods. The correlation coefficient between Dst and IMF found to be -0.6 for solar cycle 24.

scholarly journals Study of Geomagnetic Storms, Interplanetary Magnetic Field and Solar Wind

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandrasekhar Bhoj ◽  
Lalan Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Solar Wind ◽  
Solar Cycle ◽  
Interplanetary Magnetic Field ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Geomagnetic Storms ◽  
Solar Cycle 24 ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
Cycle 24 ◽  
The Imf

The aim of this paper is to investigate the association of the geomagnetic storms with the IMF for solar cycle 24. Result of the present analysis shows that IMF is geoeffective parameter but its impact varies in accordance with different time periods. The correlation coefficient between Dst and IMF found to be -0.6 for solar cycle 24

scholarly journals Magnetopause energy transfer dependence on the interplanetary magnetic field and the Earth's magnetic dipole axis orientation

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 515-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Palmroth ◽  
R. C. Fear ◽  
I. Honkonen
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Interplanetary Magnetic Field ◽  
Large Data ◽  
Seasonal Effect ◽  
Dipole Orientation ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Axis Orientation ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
The Imf

Abstract. We examine the spatial variation of magnetospheric energy transfer using a global magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation (GUMICS-4) and a large data set of flux transfer events (FTEs) observed by the Cluster spacecraft. Our main purpose is to investigate whether it is possible to validate previous results on the spatial energy transfer variation from the GUMICS-4 simulation using the statistical occurrence of FTEs, which are manifestations of magnetospheric energy transfer. Previous simulation results have suggested that the energy transfer pattern at the magnetopause rotates according to the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) orientation, and here we investigate whether a similar rotation is seen in the locations at which FTE signatures are observed. We find that there is qualitative agreement between the simulation and observed statistics, as the peaks in both distributions rotate as a function of the IMF clock angle. However, it is necessary to take into account the modulation of the statistical distribution that is caused by a bias towards in situ FTE signatures being observed in the winter hemisphere (an effect that has previously been predicted and observed in this data set). Taking this seasonal effect into account, the FTE locations support the previous simulation results and confirm the earlier prediction that the energy transfers in the plane of the IMF. In addition, we investigate the effect of the dipole orientation (both the dipole tilt angle and its orientation in the plane perpendicular to the solar wind flow) on the energy transfer spatial distribution. We find that the energy transfer occurs mainly in the summer hemisphere, and that the dayside reconnection region is located asymmetrically about the subsolar position. Finally, we find that the energy transfer is 10% larger at equinox conditions than at solstice, contributing to the discussion concerning the semiannual variation of magnetospheric dynamics (known as "the Russell-McPherron effect").

scholarly journals O<sup>+</sup> transport in the dayside magnetosheath and its dependence on the IMF direction

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Slapak ◽  
H. Nilsson ◽  
L. G. Westerberg ◽  
R. Larsson
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Interplanetary Magnetic Field ◽  
Ion Flux ◽  
Opposite Hemisphere ◽  
Oxygen Ions ◽  
Upper Limit ◽  
Field Lines ◽  
Lobe Reconnection ◽  
Open Magnetic Field ◽  
The Imf

Abstract. Recent studies have shown that the escape of oxygen ions (O+) into the magnetosheath along open magnetic field lines from the terrestrial cusp and mantle is significant. We present a study of how O+ transport in the dayside magnetosheath depends on the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) direction. There are clear asymmetries in the O+ flows for southward and northward IMF. The asymmetries can be understood in terms of the different magnetic topologies that arise due to differences in the location of the reconnection site, which depends on the IMF direction. During southward IMF, most of the observed magnetosheath O+ is transported downstream. In contrast, for northward IMF we observe O+ flowing both downstream and equatorward towards the opposite hemisphere. We observe evidence of dual-lobe reconnection occasionally taking place during strong northward IMF conditions, a mechanism that may trap O+ and bring it back into the magnetosphere. Its effect on the overall escape is however small: we estimate the upper limit of trapped O+ to be 5%, a small number considering that ion flux calculations are rough estimates. The total O+ escape flux is higher by about a factor of 2 during times of southward IMF, in agreement with earlier studies of O+ cusp outflow.

scholarly journals Reconstruction of geomagnetic activity and near-Earth interplanetary conditions over the past 167 yr – Part 2: A new reconstruction of the interplanetary magnetic field

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 1979-1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Lockwood ◽  
L. Barnard ◽  
H. Nevanlinna ◽  
M. J. Owens ◽  
R. G. Harrison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Solar Wind ◽  
Interplanetary Magnetic Field ◽  
Geomagnetic Activity ◽  
Flow Speed ◽  
Range Data ◽  
Solar Wind Flow ◽  
Annual Means ◽  
Solar Wind Parameters ◽  
The Imf

Abstract. We present a new reconstruction of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF, B) for 1846–2012 with a full analysis of errors, based on the homogeneously constructed IDV(1d) composite of geomagnetic activity presented in Part 1 (Lockwood et al., 2013a). Analysis of the dependence of the commonly used geomagnetic indices on solar wind parameters is presented which helps explain why annual means of interdiurnal range data, such as the new composite, depend only on the IMF with only a very weak influence of the solar wind flow speed. The best results are obtained using a polynomial (rather than a linear) fit of the form B = χ · (IDV(1d) − β)α with best-fit coefficients χ = 3.469, β = 1.393 nT, and α = 0.420. The results are contrasted with the reconstruction of the IMF since 1835 by Svalgaard and Cliver (2010).

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